# New York's 85th State Assembly district

New York's 85th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Emerita Torres since 2025, succeeding Kenny Burgos.

## Geography

District 85 is in The Bronx. It covers the South Bronx neighborhoods of Soundview, Clason Point, Longwood, and Hunts Point. The district also includes Rikers Island.
The district overlaps mostly with New York's 14th and a small portion of New York's 15th congressional districts, the 11th, 29th, 32nd and 34th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 17th, 18th and 22nd districts of the New York City Council.

## Recent election results
### 2024

Kenny Burgos resigned from the Assembly on July 19, after the June 25th primary, when he was renominated. Due to that, on July 24, the Bronx Democratic Party nominated Emerita Torres, a former diplomat.
2024 New York State Assembly election, District 85 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Emerita Torres | 20,881 | 78.9 |
| | Republican | Kelly Atkinson | 4,849 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | Gary Lutz | 685 | 2.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 61 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,476 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 85 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kenny Burgos | 10,859 | |
| | Working Families | Kenny Burgos | 519 | |
| | Total | Kenny Burgos (incumbent) | 11,378 | 84.6 |
| | Republican | Laurine Berry | 2,062 | 15.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 10 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,450 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 85 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kenny Burgos | 5,778 | 61.5 |
| | Democratic | William Moore | 3,573 | 38.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 37 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,388 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kenny Burgos | 27,924 | 88.1 |
| | Republican | Janelle King | 3,065 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative | Gabriel Eronosele | 650 | 2.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 42 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,681 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Assembly election, District 85 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo (incumbent) | 20,783 | 95.4 |
| | Republican | Shonde Lennon | 805 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bogdany | 167 | 0.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,778 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Assembly election, District 85 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo (incumbent) | 2,635 | 72.9 |
| | Democratic | William Moore | 972 | 26.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,615 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo (incumbent) | 25,812 | 93.2 |
| | Republican | Janelle King | 1,033 | 3.7 |
| | Green | Daniel Zuger | 419 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Santander | 408 | 1.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,694 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 85 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo (incumbent) | 2,745 | 75.6 |
| | Democratic | William Moore | 874 | 24.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 10 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,629 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo (incumbent) | 9,408 | 91.9 |
| | Republican | Janelle King | 357 | 3.5 |
| | Write-in | William Moore | 189 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Santander | 180 | 1.8 |
| | Green | Daniel Zuger | 91 | 0.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,234 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 85 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo | 24,605 | |
| | Working Families | Marcos Crespo | 392 | |
| | Total | Marcos Crespo (incumbent) | 24,997 | 95.9 |
| | Republican | Janelle King | 620 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative | Eduardo Ramirez | 324 | 1.2 |
| | Green | Daniel Zuger | 122 | 0.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,065 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2010

2010 New York State Assembly election, District 85 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo (incumbent) | 2,858 | 73.6 |
| | Democratic | Israel Cruz | 1,003 | 25.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,883 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo (incumbent) | 11,213 | 93.7 |
| | Republican | Leopold Paul | 438 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative | Arturo Santiago Jr. | 305 | 2.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 4 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,960 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2009 special

2009 New York State Assembly special election, District 85 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marcos Crespo | 1,277 | |
| | Working Families | Marcos Crespo | 54 | |
| | Total | Marcos Crespo | 1,331 | 92.6 |
| | Republican | Leopold Paul | 106 | 7.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,437 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |